Clearance Sale - Ancient / Ethnographic Art

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Louisville, CO, United States

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Clearance Sale - Ancient / Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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Looking for a bargain on authentic ancient and ethnographic art? These lots are going, going, gone! Join us for our special Late Spring Clearance Sale featuring hugely discounted pricing on classical antiquities, Viking, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, more! Starting prices have been reduced up to 65% off original auction prices - perfect for dealers and collectors.

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Hellenistic Greek Core-Formed Glass Amphoriskos: **Originally Listed At $1800** Ancient Greece, Hellenistic, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. An exquisite core-formed glass amphoriskos (miniature amphora) once used to hold perfumed oil. This near

0032A: Hellenistic Greek Core-Formed Glass AmphoriskosEst. $3,000-$4,000

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Hellenistic Greek Marble Head of Aphrodite: **Originally Listed At $2500** Ancient Greece, Hellenistic, ca. 3rd century BCE. Finely carved in the round save the flat verso (one might describe the piece as extremely high relief) - a white

0033: Hellenistic Greek Marble Head of AphroditeEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Etruscan Black-Figure Amphora - Figure & Palmettes: **Originally Listed At $1500** Northern Italy, Etruria, ca. 500 BCE. A lovely Etruscan pottery amphora of a classic form with a bulbous body upon a raised round foot, a flared rim at the top, and

0034: Etruscan Black-Figure Amphora - Figure & PalmettesEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Superb Roman Redware Bowl - Arrentine Style: **Originally Listed At $5000** Roman, late Republican to early Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE to 1st century BCE. A beautifully made redware pottery bowl, in the Arrentine (Red Gloss) style,

0034A: Superb Roman Redware Bowl - Arrentine StyleEst. $6,500-$9,750Lot Passed

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Macedonian Silver AR Tetradrachm of Artemis: **Originally Listed At $500** Macedon, under Roman rule, ca. after 168 BCE. AR tetradrachm diademed head of Artemis right with quiver over shoulder in the center of a Macedonian shield; shield

0035: Macedonian Silver AR Tetradrachm of ArtemisEst. $700-$900

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Roman Marble Head of a Youth, Possibly Eros: **Originally Listed At $1800** Roman, Julio-Claudian Period, ca. 1st century CE. A sensitively modeled head of a youth or perhaps Eros (Roman counterpart - Cupid) with long, flowing, wavy hair, and

0036: Roman Marble Head of a Youth, Possibly ErosEst. $2,500-$3,000

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Roman Marble Head of a Bearded Male: **Originally Listed At $750** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A man's head, probably once part of a high relief image on the side of a tomb or stela, as it is only carved on the

0036A: Roman Marble Head of a Bearded MaleEst. $1,200-$1,600Lot Passed

Roman Marble Torso - Nude Venus (Aphrodite): **Originally Listed At $700** Rome, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Attractive marble statue of the goddess Venus - the Roman version of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. Known for her beauty, she was the

0036B: Roman Marble Torso - Nude Venus (Aphrodite)Est. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

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Roman Glass Ribbed Cup - Aubergine w/ Delicate Trailing: **Originally Listed At $1250** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A wonderful example of first century ribbed cups created via mold blowing, this example has a rounded body, of rich purple

0037: Roman Glass Ribbed Cup - Aubergine w/ Delicate TrailingEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Adorable Roman Bronze Mouse: **Originally Listed At $600** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A delightful cast bronze mouse, shown crouched, with its ears perked up as if listening intently for any creeping

0037A: Adorable Roman Bronze MouseEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

Roman Bronze Casket Foot in the Form of a Lion: **Originally Listed At $350** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A charming cast bronze foot for a casket, cauldron, or small piece of furniture, in the form of a lion's head, body

0037B: Roman Bronze Casket Foot in the Form of a LionEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Tall Roman Glass Ribbed Vessel - Intact!: **Originally Listed At $1500** Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A huge, beautifully proportioned, free-blown glass vessel. The rounded body is orange-shaped, with wide exterior

0038: Tall Roman Glass Ribbed Vessel - Intact!Est. $1,800-$2,500

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0038A: Roman Bronze Steelyard Weight - Standing SoldierEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Roman Holyland Lead Votive - Atargatis Heliopolitanus: **Originally Listed At $500** Roman, Holy Land, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A finely-detailed lead ex-voto figure depicting Atargatis Heliopolitanus from the cult of the Heliopolitan Triad. The

0039: Roman Holyland Lead Votive - Atargatis HeliopolitanusEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Roman Leaded Bronze Plaque w/ Worshipper: **First Time At Auction** Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A decorative plaque, composed of a sheet of bronze with a molded sheet of leaded bronze pressed against it. The plaque

0040: Roman Leaded Bronze Plaque w/ WorshipperEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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Miniature Roman Bronze Bull Votive: **First Time At Auction** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A miniature votive bronze bull of the type used in Roman sacrificial rites, finely cast via the cire-perdue (lost wax)

0041: Miniature Roman Bronze Bull VotiveEst. $700-$900

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Roman Bronze Attachment - Confronting Lions: **Originally Listed At $500** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A pair of lions, cast in bronze, confronting one another, their bodies low in a crouch, their heads close together as

0042: Roman Bronze Attachment - Confronting LionsEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Roman Glass Bottle w/ Tapered Spout: **First Time At Auction** Roman, 1st to 3rd century CE. Rare and choice light green glass vessel with bulbous base and long tappered spout. Whatever liquid was kept in here must have been

0043: Roman Glass Bottle w/ Tapered SpoutEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

Roman Terracotta Lion Spout: **First Time At Auction** Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A fierce mold-made ceramic spout in the form of a lion's head. Liquid could pour through his elongated neck and out of

0044: Roman Terracotta Lion SpoutEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Superb Roman Marble Head of a Youth: **Originally Listed At $3700** Rome, Julio-Claudian Period, ca. 1st century CE. A Roman marble head of a boy with closely cropped hair, classical smile and features. The classicizing features and

0045: Superb Roman Marble Head of a YouthEst. $6,000-$9,000

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Roman 14K Gold Earring w/ Cupid (Eros): **Originally Listed At $500** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A 14 karat gold earring in the form of a winged cupid (erote). In the Roman period, Cupid had become a child (in

0046: Roman 14K Gold Earring w/ Cupid (Eros)Est. $900-$1,200

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Roman Bronze Vessel Handles - Swan, Standing Nude: **Originally Listed At $350** Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A pair of cast bronze figural handles from vessels. The first is a swan's head, with details of feathers and a

0047: Roman Bronze Vessel Handles - Swan, Standing NudeEst. $600-$900

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Roman Marble Nude Torso of Venus (Aphrodite): **Originally Listed At $3000** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An exquisitely carved marble sculpture of a woman's youthful body, representing the goddess Venus (Aphrodite). The

0048: Roman Marble Nude Torso of Venus (Aphrodite)Est. $5,000-$7,500

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Roman Limestone Torso - Togatus Figure: **Originally Listed At $2500** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. The upper part of a torso from a near-lifesize limestone sculpture of a togatus, a Roman citizen wearing a toga. The

0049: Roman Limestone Torso - Togatus FigureEst. $4,500-$6,750

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Artemis Gallery

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Louisville, CO, United States

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Please do not bid in this auction if you do not agree to all the terms listed below. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance of these "Terms of Sale." 1. All items in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. 2. This is an auction sale, not an approval sale. By bidding in this auction, the bidder personally guarantees payment. The auctioneer has final discretion in all matters. In case of dispute, the lot(s) in question may be resold. Lots will be sold in their numerical sequence unless the auctioneer directs otherwise. 3. HIGH and LOW ESTIMATES are provided for each lot for reference only. 4. No lots will be released / shipped until payment has been made in full. Payment (in U.S. funds) may be made via personal check or money order, via credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover), PayPal or Bank Wire Transfer. 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